Conrad: 'There are not the votes' for Dems to go it alone on health care

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said Democrats cannot go it alone on health care reform because the numbers aren’t there – despite the party's 60-vote majority in the Senate.

"There are not the votes for Democrats to do this just on our side of the aisle," Conrad said on ABC’s “This Week.”

"It's just not possible to have a Democrat-only bill?” host George Stephanopoulos asked Conrad.

"No, it is not possible, and perhaps not desirable either,” Conrad said. “We're probably going to get a better product if we go through the tough business of debate, consideration, and analysis of what we're proposing."